Ship System Survey!

[Vio]

^{Hi, folks! With work on ships underway, we wanted to pitch a question to the community so we can get a better idea of how to model the updated ship system. So, this thread’s open for you all to respond! What’s the question? Well, ignoring all existing systems, what would you like to add to your ships?}

[Jess]

I'm not sure if we should be throwing forward any old ideas, but for ships specifically, I recently acquired the Steam Steam Fruit on Samantha, and I thought it would be a nice thing to add a sort of DF Powered Systems on the ship a la Steampunk, both for propulsion and other more modernized features of her vessel?

A second suggestion is, going off Franky Shogun, it seems that Wapolmetal is becoming more widely available for large machines, so what about the idea of Variable Configurations for ships? Such as switching from a streamlined submarine mode, to a wider and more comfortable ship mode on a vessel? Or between a flight and sailing mode? Or even the ability to dock smaller craft together, or separate a larger one?

[Fennec]

I'm a simple man. I want a UFO and I want lasers, death rays, missiles, and long lankey machine arms that can grab things. Oh and also escape pods and probes!

Living ships would also be cool... like having a massive animal whose augmented to a degree be your ship. Think like Laboon. Or perhaps like Nico Robin's Turtle ship.

[Burgundy]

My suggestion is Klabautermann. I will expound no further.

[Fox]

I want my giant robot to combine with ship to make... larger robot. Also, I wanna go to space. Gimme space ship.

Maybe like deployable bubble coating nonsense.

[Jess]

Sept 15, 2022 17:20:05 GMT -5 Fennec said:

I'm a simple man. I want a UFO and I want lasers, death rays, missiles, and long lankey machine arms that can grab things. Oh and also escape pods and probes!

Living ships would also be cool... like having a massive animal whose augmented to a degree be your ship. Think like Laboon. Or perhaps like Nico Robin's Turtle ship.

Not sure if we're supposed to comment on others suggestions but I do like the idea of animal-related stuff, like how the Kuja have those big snakes pulling their ship? Seems a good option for both unique propulsion, and potentially, defense from sea monsters?

Sept 15, 2022 17:28:18 GMT -5 Burgundy said:

My suggestion is Klabautermann. I will expound no further.

It might be nice if people who have kept a ship could have one as a crew NPC? Either as a fully manifested individual or simple means to commune with their cherished vessel?

Sept 15, 2022 17:39:38 GMT -5 Fox said:

I want my giant robot to combine with ship to make... larger robot. Also, I wanna go to space. Gimme space ship.

Maybe like deployable bubble coating nonsense.

I would definitely second the bubble coating stuff? Perhaps as a cheaper option to full submarine conversion or simply something to allow larger boats to descend to the depths?

You could probably have it act more akin to a hot air balloon or zeppelin, where a submarine is more akin to a plane or helicopter, as a metaphor?

[Mr. Moon]

I would like to see assets system that would allow upgradable low ranking crew members